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Preston had only brought around 200 fans for what was a sell-out. With tickets in the away end sold to Swansea supporters, this was a record number of home fans at a game in this stadium.
Yet the away fans were loudest during a first half in which their team led to puncture the party atmosphere.
“Snoop Dogg, what’s the score?” sang Preston’s travelling contingent, before later chanting: “Where’s your
Midweek Championship fixtures do not tend to generate this much fanfare but, then again, most matches in this division do not have rap royalty in the stands.
Fans had queued outside the Swansea.com Stadium five hours before kick-off to see Snoop, the man who had sold more than 35 million records and was now responsible for a surge in ticket sales in south Wales.
Each seat was adorned with a
Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg paid a visit to the Swansea City training ground, a day before watching the team play for the first time.
The American hip hop star is an investor in the Championship club and will be part of a record Swansea turnout for the Tuesday night visit of Preston North End.
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It’s certainly done that.
Responsible for selling 35 million records worldwide, Snoop Dogg can now add record ticket sales to his resume.
The club have opened up sections of the away end because of the spike in interest, meaning not only have the ‘sold out’ signs gone up for the visit of Preston North End, the game is also set to see more Swansea fans in the ground than ever
Swansea City co-owner Snoop Dogg will attend one of the Championship club’s games for the first time when they face Preston North End on Tuesday, 24 February (19:45 GMT).
The American rapper became an investor at Swansea last July and said last month that he wants to help the Welsh side become a “global name”.
Snoop Dogg will now make his long-awaited first appearance at a Swansea fixture when Vitor
“We want to take Swansea to the Premier League, and to do that we are going to need money – that’s the reality of the game these days.
“I want to introduce sponsorship deals and publicity that will make them a global name.”
The West Coast rapper has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide but is yet to attend a Swansea game, though his son Cordell Broadus was in
American billionaire Martha Stewart has become the latest celebrity to join Swansea City as a co-owner.
Stewart has followed close friend Snoop Dogg and AC Milan playmaker Luka Modric in becoming a minority owner of the South Wales football club.
The 84-year-old was in attendance as the Swans beat Wrexham 2-1 last Friday, having been invited to the game as a guest of the club.
The businesswoman built her wealth